Approximately 180 acres For Sale in Bar Harbor for $2.5 Million.

Town Hill parcel had been known as Brigadoon Subdivision Carrie Jones May 02, 2026 BAR HARBOR—In a town that is actively looking for more ways to make homes, almost 180-acres of land off the Crooked Road in Bar Harbor is now for sale and contains five housing lots with potential for more. The property is currently owned by Christopher Bettencourt and Denise Carey Bettencourt and was … Continue reading Approximately 180 acres For Sale in Bar Harbor for $2.5 Million.

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Town Hill Bear Marked Safe From Bear Season 2025

by Shaun Farrar The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—Bear lovers across Mount Desert Island (MDI) have an extra reason to rejoice this holiday season! According to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Regional Wildlife Biologist Steve Dunham, no bears were harvested on MDI this past bear season, which officially ended on November 29. This … Continue reading Town Hill Bear Marked Safe From Bear Season 2025

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No Outdoor Amplified Music Allowed at Terramor, but Okayed at Sassafras Cafe

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 23, 2025 BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Town Council denied an outdoor amusement permit for Terramor Resort during its council meeting, Tuesday night, while also approving the same permit for Sassafras Cafe. Both permits allow for outdoor amplified music that cannot go over 71 decibels. The music, Terramor Outdoor Resort General Manager Russ Gibbons explained Tuesday night, is for wedding parties. Back … Continue reading No Outdoor Amplified Music Allowed at Terramor, but Okayed at Sassafras Cafe

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Sanding Ovations: Atlantic Brewing’s Belt Sander Races Bring the Cheers

From Grit to Glory, Belt Sanders Bring MDI Together Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Oct 14, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The 1932 Criterion Theatre. BAR HARBOR—This is a place where fathers strap their babies onto carriers on their backs, nestle a hat on their babies’ little heads, and coo at those adorable faces before cheering on decked-out belt sanders going down a … Continue reading Sanding Ovations: Atlantic Brewing’s Belt Sander Races Bring the Cheers

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Park Officials Urge Bear Awareness as Sightings Rise on MDI

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Town Hill’s Bear May Be Harvested

Shaun Farrar Sep 17, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—The bear that was first accused of killing two goats and some rabbits in May is now being accused of killing baby rabbits at the same property and not eating them. This behavior that is being attributed to one bear, but there have been sightings of multiple bears at one time on Mount … Continue reading Town Hill’s Bear May Be Harvested

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Preliminary Plans Show Potentially Up to 60 Workforce Homes Possible on Town Hill Parcel

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Preliminary Plans Show Potentially Up to 60 Workforce Homes Possible in Town Hill

Carrie Jones Sep 17, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Bank. TOWN HILL—The 55-acre site in Town Hill that is a joint venture by the town and Acadia National Park meant to house affordable workforce homes could potentially have up to 60 total units at maximum build-out, but it’s too soon to know for sure representatives from the town and park … Continue reading Preliminary Plans Show Potentially Up to 60 Workforce Homes Possible in Town Hill

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Bear Aware on MDI: Sightings Spread

Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jul 15, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND—When you live in nature, you expect to see animals in nature. Deer, wild turkey, seals, turtles, osprey, ducks, the ever present squirrels, even coyotes live on Mount Desert Island. But lately, people have been talking and posting and worrying a bit (and also getting excited) about … Continue reading Bear Aware on MDI: Sightings Spread

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Town Hill’s Empty Church Building Awaits a New Calling VIS Seeks Solutions For Church's Future

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Town Hill’s Empty Church Awaits a New Calling

VIS Seeks Solutions For Church’s Future Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jul 12, 2025 TOWN HILL—The green and white church on the Crooked Road once hosted congregants who mourned, married, and celebrated within the structure. It had a Sunday school and worship services and many a potluck. Once 65 students went to Sunday school there. It was a place with purpose. Now, the West Eden Church, … Continue reading Town Hill’s Empty Church Awaits a New Calling

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No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:

Acadia’s Housing Problem Helps Spur New Projects and Ideas for Bar Harbor, Park, and FOA Jun 07, 2025 Share BAR HARBOR—Multiple housing projects are in the works for Acadia National Park with some projects completed, others well underway, and some in the planning stages. According to the Bangor Daily News’ Bill Trotter, Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider said during a park advisory commission meeting earlier … Continue reading No Place to Live Means Not Many to Hire:

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Town Hill Housing Project Inching Forward

Two-thirds of Acadia’s workforce can’t afford to buy a home within hour of park Shaun Farrar Dec 18, 2024 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Window Panes Home and Garden. TOWN HILL—Within the last six months, Acadia National Park (ANP) conducted a survey that showed that two-thirds of its year-round workforce can’t afford to buy a home within an hour’s drive of the … Continue reading Town Hill Housing Project Inching Forward

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